Introduction to Academic Reading Circle (ARC) Discussions & ARC Task 1: The Summary by Usic https://padlet.com/usictech/64gq1uvdm2eqac38 en-us 2022-06-27 06:43:23 UTC 2022-06-27 09:20:22 UTC hello@padlet.com usictech https://padlet.com/usictech/64gq1uvdm2eqac38/wish/2231191751 Work in groups.

Answer the questions using the ‘guidance information for activity 1’ slides to help you, if needed.

1. What are Group ARC Discussions? Give a short, one- or two-sentence summary.

2. How many students will be in each ARC Discussion group, and how will students be grouped?

3. How many practice ARC Discussions will you have, and when will they take place?

4. When will the mock and final ARC Discussions take place?

5. How will you prepare for each ARC Discussion?

6. How will your group choose a discussion topic for each ARC Discussion? (You will also learn more about this in later lessons.)

7. During each ARC Discussion, how long will each student speak for, and what are the names of the five ARC tasks that will be discussed?
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Group 1

Group 2 


Complete Part 1 by highlighting parts of the text that answer the questions.

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Work in pairs. Use your summary notes to practice giving an oral (= spoken) summary to another student.
Guidelines:

• Don’t read exactly from your notes - use them as a guide only.

• Aim to speak for 3 minutes*.

• [Optional suggestion: try recording yourself and then upload your recording onto the padlet.] 
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• For all 6 questions, write no more than 80 words.

• Write bullet point notes only.

Remember: summarising = paraphrasing and reducing the length of a text.

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